Hands for a Timex

[rossjackson01]

Hello to all.

Pardon my ignorance for this question. I'm on my first disassemble. I believe it is a Timex 24 movement. I hope that I can do a rebuild soon. It may be a few weeks/months before I can get there. In anticipation of that day I hope that I will have a fully functional watch. However, I have removed the hands, and due to my inexperience, I have lost the second hand. There it was, gone. My question is this. Are all hands the same size for watches, or do I need to source the specific hand for a Timex 24 from somewhere? If so, where?

Thank you in anticipation.

Regards.

Ross

[watchweasol]

Hi Ross   watch hands are many styles and sizes, whether you will get a genuine replacement or not is in the lap of the gods.  Jules Borel, Esslingers will probably have hand selections but you will need to measure the pinion with a vernier to get the size and then find a generic hand to fit.

[rossjackson01]

Watchweasol

Thank you. However I don't have a vernier, or the facility to get to use one. I notice on the .pdf you sent for the watch information, that the part number appears to be 852/1. Would that help me in a search for the part?

That .pdf is excellent isn't it? Disassemble and clean advice from start to finish. In reality, I may well rebuild without the second hand. It is just for learning.

Regards.

Ross

 

 

[watchweasol]

Hi Ross  it might if one were able to find a supplier of new parts but if one has to resort to generic parts i am afraid the only way is via size of the pinion. Thats when a vernier is a handy tool to have especially if you have an assortment of watch hands or purchasing a specific hand .

[jdm]

14 hours ago, rossjackson01 said:

YHowever I don't have a vernier, or the facility to get to use one. 

You need them, is something one cannot do without. As well as a good 200EUR or more of tools.

[JerseyMo]

Just like the service method, Timex parts do not fit into the standards of other makers.  Your best source is to buy a mixed lot of "spares or repairs".  the good news is that Timex used many of the same hands across many models so they are very interchangeable but not always.

Also not that the Timex seconds had does not have a tube to fit to the pinon.